Happy Fall Ya'll!

First day of the BEST season! Happy Fall Ya'll!

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Do people say 'Happy Fall Y'all' everywhere? Am I just not remembering this? It's posted in our office, and the weatherman keeps saying it! Maybe I just don't remember it from MN?

 

 Speaking of MN and Fall, here is my FAVORITE Fall tree at my family's home:

What are you doing to celebrate Fall? I think I just might have to treat myself to my fall favorite, pumpkin spice latte from Startbucks...NOTHING better as far as coffee goes. Seriously. I kind of wish that it was here all year, but I get that it would take away from the specialness of the treat :)

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I'll be starting off Fall by TRYING to get as much school work done as possible. My family, and JUNO come to visit tomorrow. I am SO excited to see them. The weather is supposed to be sunny and in the 70's, next week back into the 80's! I love warm weather, but my flannels and riding boots are calling me...I keep telling myself all in good time. It seems every spring I can't wait to free my toes in some flip flops, and every fall I can't wait to cozy up in some boots. Cheers to Fall :) Happy Weekend!

FAVORITE FALL DOG!!

Wonderful Words

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Love

Proud

I am getting back into school mode after my trip home to Minnesota. It was tough to get caught up this weekend, my mind was somewhere else. To get through my school work I did what any student would, I procrastinated. Now, I really enjoy living on my own, but I do not enjoy procrastinating on my own. Procrastinating was so much more fun when I had 6 roommates around ready to help me put off my studies. I can only run so much, and watch so much trashy reality TV on my own. So I googled. I was googling quotes and I came across this one:

Although, I finally do not feel like I am in a 'tight place', I know I will be again. I have so many friends who are doing difficult things right now, and I am so proud of them. Whether it be working, going to school, working & going to school, or really just trying to figure out their place in this world I am proud of them. I have so many friends who know what they want to do with their lives, and are doing their best to make it happen. That's awesome. Being in your 20's is scary. It often seems like everything goes wrong, like you cannot get a grasp on your life. That is okay. I would be much more worried if you are 24-25 and perfectly content with your life, than if you are 24-25 and have no idea what you are doing. It's okay. Enjoy this time. Things will fall into place...and then the next obstacle will come. That's life.

Friday Inspiration

After everything that has happened in the last couple of days, this really hits home. I have amazing friends in my life, thank you!

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Again, after everything that has happened this past week...I'm reminded how short life is. Do what you love, do what makes you happy, make it count. 

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Keep Focused

 

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Missing Matt

Yesterday, we lost a wonderful friend. After a long, tough battle with cancer my friend Matt passed away. Grieving is never easy, and I am struggling in Kansas, as I long to be with my friends back in Minnesota during this hard time.

I cannot seem to get anything productive done. I feel physically ill, and my head feels like mush. All I can seem to do is think about all the wonderful times I had with Matt, and how much I am going to miss him. He really was a wonderful person. Always a great friend, always full of an awesome dry sense of humor.

I keep picturing him eating raw red onions.

I keep hearing him telling Chole to "shut up."

I keep thinking of us all in Ryan's black Blazer, belting out, "Everybody Matt Now."

I miss you, we all miss you, you completed our friends. It won't be the same without you.

Love you Matt.

For some reason I have this song on repeat, don't know why it's helping, but it's a good one.

Where are My Sperrys When I Need Them?

I have really not meant to be so M.I.A. lately! All these new life changes have been both wonderful and exhausting. (please excuse my awful grammar and errors that will likely be in my next few posts...I'm tired people...deal)

Guess what goes along with moving to a new state, and going to a new university? A new culture!! And because I have to use my brain almost all day at work, and in school...I'm going to enlighten you on my favorite aspect of culture here in Kansas, clothing.

So, admittedly I ditched out on grad school orientation, and my Masters orientation (oops!). BUT, did I miss something about a dress code? I mean seriously, I'm walking around campus and EVERYONE is dressed the same. Okay maybe not everyone, but I swear if you went into a classroom at any random time, and polled the students who were wearing some form of Sperrys, I can almost guarantee it would be 2/3 of the class. This school has a serious prep look going on. From what I have observed the guys are wearing chino shorts (preferably in a somewhat pastel color),  a belt (hello, tucked in shirts), a polo shirt/a collared long-sleeve shirt, and a pair of Sperrys. And they travel in a pack, all wearing this same outfit. Seriously. I'll be walking to work and it's like a gang of 25 polo-pastel-chino-wearing-guys are coming my way. Intimidating? No. Intriguing? Yes.

For the girls, the outfit does not hardly varies. They too are sporting chino shorts, a v-neck shirt, skinny brown belt, and Sperrys.  It's crazy, I mean I like this look--I just can't believe how many people I see a day wearing a version of this outfit.

When I was telling the bf about this Sperry phenomenon,  I asked if he thought we all dressed the same at Gustavus? His reply was, "ya...we all wore sweatpants". He's not wrong there. Bless our hearts, we were a scrubby looking crew. At Gustavus, I felt dressed up when I sported a pair of jeans and a cardigan to class. But, if you really think about it, we all had Northface jackets and UGGS. I have SO many pictures of us girls all lined up sporting a Northface and UGGS--maybe that's us northerner's version of Sperrys and chinos?

On a final note...I think I am growing up. I LOVE Sperrys (they are seriously, so cute), but I don't think I'll get a pair. Actually, after seeing EVERYONE wearing them, I don't really want a pair. I can guarantee you that four years ago, after seeing the whole campus wearing Sperrys, I would have already bought them online and  impatiently awaiting their arrival. It's likely I would have even made sure to purchase multiple colors. As much as I think they are adorable shoes, I just don't need them right now...ahem....grown up.

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I promise my next blog will have more substantial information. maybe. Also, don't judge if you see me in MN in a month or two sporting Sperrys. I'm not perfect.

Also, ironic that 'boat shoes' are THE thing in Kansas? You decide.